This paper presents the sustainability assessment and a prototype sustainability model, completed by students in the Michigan Tech University (MTU) Transportation Enterprise (TE), for a concrete tie production plant owned by L.B. Foster’s wholly owned subsidiary, CXT, Inc. (CXT), located in Spokane, WA. The paper will provide a short introduction of the Undergraduate Enterprise Program at Michigan Tech, discuss the organizational commitments, coordination and communication needed between partners to conduct the project and highlight some of the challenges and lessons learned during the project. It will summarize the outcomes of the project investigations and modeling efforts with emphasis on the prototype environmental sustainability model to calculate the carbon footprint of the CXT plant and to assess possible areas of improvement. The paper will also review parallel research conducted on recycling methods for concrete ties.
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2012 Joint Rail Conference
April 17–19, 2012
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Rail Transportation Division
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978-0-7918-4465-6
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Industry-University Student Collaboration to Develop Sustainability Metric for Concrete Tie Production
David B. Sutton
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David B. Sutton
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
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Pasi T. Lautala
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Pasi T. Lautala
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
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George R. Dewey
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George R. Dewey
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
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Pelle N. Duong
Pelle N. Duong
CXT, Inc., Spokane, WA
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David B. Sutton
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Pasi T. Lautala
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
George R. Dewey
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Pelle N. Duong
CXT, Inc., Spokane, WA
Paper No:
JRC2012-74105, pp. 767-775; 9 pages
Published Online:
July 18, 2013
Citation
Sutton, DB, Lautala, PT, Dewey, GR, & Duong, PN. "Industry-University Student Collaboration to Develop Sustainability Metric for Concrete Tie Production." Proceedings of the 2012 Joint Rail Conference. 2012 Joint Rail Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. April 17–19, 2012. pp. 767-775. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2012-74105
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